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Sunday, March 03, 2013

March march march

Howdie! A belated Rabbit, rabbit!! to everyone...

Just a couple things that made me chuckle during my relaxing weekend, both from NPR radio shows--the word sequestration seems to be derived from two words--sequester, to separate (a word I will always associate with juries who must tackle high profile, difficult cases), and castration, to have NO BALLS. Yep. That funny tidbit came from Wait, Wait! Don't Tell Me.

Meanwhile, A Prairie Home Companion included a very funny skit about TMI Airlines, in which the pilot and crew got on the mic and told passengers way too much about their private lives and those of the passengers who may or may not be sitting next to you, too. This prompted me to ponder the fact that I will forever associate TMI with Three Mile Island. Yes, yes, it's been a long time, way back when I was about sixteen, and yet it's ingrained. Hell, no, we don't glow.

About Me

Acton Bell was the pseudonym of Anne Bronte, who wrote Agnes Gray and the surprisingly progressive Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Her more-famous sisters were Charlotte (Currer Bell) and Emily (Ellis Bell). I'm a fan of their novels, so I snatched the name--just for fun.
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Robert Galbraith might make me a mystery fan. The Silkworm is even better than Cuckoo's Calling, in my opinion. This was a page-turner, and I really like the interactions between the detective partners Cormoran and Robin.

The Tremor of Forgery is a very different kind of novel than I'd expected; it's much more subtle than The Talented Mr. Ripley, which is the only other Patricia Highsmith title I've experienced.
The best review I've seen is here: http://...

Terry Pratchett's books are always fun and clever. The most hilarious scenes in Reaper Man involve the wizards, in their attempts to help their dead--or, undead- fellow wizard Windle Poons. Why? Because DEATH is being forced to retire, a...